Over 60% of German residents are dissatisfied with the work of the government, consisting of the CDU/CSU and SPD bloc led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). This is evident from the results of a survey conducted by the INSA sociological institute on behalf of the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
According to its data, 62% of respondents said they were dissatisfied with the work of the ruling coalition. Only 27% of respondents said they were satisfied with the work of the cabinet. This means that the level of support for the government has remained at a critical level for several weeks. Since June, the share of those who do not trust the coalition has risen by almost 20 percentage points (pp), while satisfaction has fallen by 10 percentage points.
At the same time, 59% of Germans are dissatisfied with the actions of the chancellor himself. Only 29% are satisfied with his work. At the same time, the number of those who did not answer both questions at the same time has decreased from around 20 to just over 10% - many undecided people have clearly voted against the government, the newspaper points out. The fact that dissatisfaction remains at such a high level suggests that the German government has not yet found a way to regain the trust of the population, writes Bild am Sonntag.
The survey was conducted from September 4 to 5. 1,003 people participated in it.
On May 6, the German parliament elected Merz as chancellor in the second round of voting. There has never been a precedent in German history for a candidate from the winning party to fail in the vote after elections and successful coalition negotiations.
On February 23, Germany held snap elections for the Bundestag after the ruling "Traffic Light" coalition collapsed last November due to disagreements over budget and financial policy, including further aid to Kiev. The CDU/CSU bloc won the vote, receiving 28.5% of the vote. For the first time in its history, the "Alternative for Germany" came in second with 20.8%. The Social Democratic Party came in third with 16.4% of the vote. The “Greens“ and the “Left Party“ followed, with 11.6% and 8.8% of voters voting for them, respectively.